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Volume 13, Number 7
April 5, 2013
CURRENT EVENTS
Specialty Crops Workshop: A Specialty Crops Workshop will take place April 9 in Red Rock for
those interested in learning more about small-scale commercial production. Oklahoma State
University Cooperative Extension, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Oklahoma Dept. of Ag, Food,
& Forestry, and the Otoe-Missouria and Ponca tribes have joined forces to host the workshop
slated from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to host a Specialty Crops Workshop, April 9 in Red Rock,
Okla. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at the one acre garden site north
of the gravel parking lot at Paradise Casino, 7500 Highway 177, Red Rock, for registration and
refreshments. There is no cost to attend but participants are asked to preregister by contacting
Jennifer Jensen, OSU Cooperative Extension Assistant, Risk Management Education, by phone at
405-744-9826, or via email at jennifer.jensen@okstate.edu, or Frankie Reid, Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, 580-723-4466 Ext. 120, or email at freid@omtribe.org.
Family Day in the Garden: Gardening enthusiasts should mark their calendars for April 13 for
the 4th Annual Family Day in the Garden. Slated 9:00 a.m. to noon at The Botanic Garden at
Oklahoma State University, this is a great opportunity to bring your family and spend some
quality time together in the garden. There will be hands-on activities for people of all ages. You
will be engaged in planting, mulching and pruning the plants with the assistance of staff at
Botanic Garden Ambassadors. Please contact Laura Payne at 405-744-4531 for more information.
Building a Fairy Garden: Come join The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University
Ambassadors May 4 as they design and build a fairy garden to reside at the garden during the
summer for everyone to enjoy. Then, using your creativity and imagination, along with materials
supplied, build your own fairy garden to take home. The program runs from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. and has a $5 fee to help defray material expenses. Please contact Laura Payne at 405-744-
4531, or via email at laura.payne@okstate.edu, to preregister or for more information. This
event is part of The Botanic Garden at OSU’s Kids Look, Learn, See Them Grow Series.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Space Still Available at Camp TURF: Camp TURF (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the
Future) still has a few spots available for this summer’s program. Slated June 9-21, Camp TURF
is a two-week residential summer academy for students entering the 9th and 10th grades this
fall. Any Oklahoma student is eligible to apply, and all costs are covered by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education. Camp is limited to 25 students. If you know of any current 8th or
9th graders who would be interested in spending two weeks at OSU-Stillwater, living in the suites
on campus, and spending their days doing hands-on activities in horticulture and landscape
architecture, please contact Shelley Mitchell via email at shelley.mitchell@okstate.edu.
Registration Now Open: Registration is now open for “Plants and Bugs Day Camp.” This camp,
geared toward students ages 9-12, will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 22-26 at
The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University. Space is limited to 20 students and costs
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Volume 13, Number 7
April 5, 2013
CURRENT EVENTS
Specialty Crops Workshop: A Specialty Crops Workshop will take place April 9 in Red Rock for
those interested in learning more about small-scale commercial production. Oklahoma State
University Cooperative Extension, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Oklahoma Dept. of Ag, Food,
& Forestry, and the Otoe-Missouria and Ponca tribes have joined forces to host the workshop
slated from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to host a Specialty Crops Workshop, April 9 in Red Rock,
Okla. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at the one acre garden site north
of the gravel parking lot at Paradise Casino, 7500 Highway 177, Red Rock, for registration and
refreshments. There is no cost to attend but participants are asked to preregister by contacting
Jennifer Jensen, OSU Cooperative Extension Assistant, Risk Management Education, by phone at
405-744-9826, or via email at jennifer.jensen@okstate.edu, or Frankie Reid, Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, 580-723-4466 Ext. 120, or email at freid@omtribe.org.
Family Day in the Garden: Gardening enthusiasts should mark their calendars for April 13 for
the 4th Annual Family Day in the Garden. Slated 9:00 a.m. to noon at The Botanic Garden at
Oklahoma State University, this is a great opportunity to bring your family and spend some
quality time together in the garden. There will be hands-on activities for people of all ages. You
will be engaged in planting, mulching and pruning the plants with the assistance of staff at
Botanic Garden Ambassadors. Please contact Laura Payne at 405-744-4531 for more information.
Building a Fairy Garden: Come join The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University
Ambassadors May 4 as they design and build a fairy garden to reside at the garden during the
summer for everyone to enjoy. Then, using your creativity and imagination, along with materials
supplied, build your own fairy garden to take home. The program runs from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. and has a $5 fee to help defray material expenses. Please contact Laura Payne at 405-744-
4531, or via email at laura.payne@okstate.edu, to preregister or for more information. This
event is part of The Botanic Garden at OSU’s Kids Look, Learn, See Them Grow Series.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Space Still Available at Camp TURF: Camp TURF (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the
Future) still has a few spots available for this summer’s program. Slated June 9-21, Camp TURF
is a two-week residential summer academy for students entering the 9th and 10th grades this
fall. Any Oklahoma student is eligible to apply, and all costs are covered by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education. Camp is limited to 25 students. If you know of any current 8th or
9th graders who would be interested in spending two weeks at OSU-Stillwater, living in the suites
on campus, and spending their days doing hands-on activities in horticulture and landscape
architecture, please contact Shelley Mitchell via email at shelley.mitchell@okstate.edu.
Registration Now Open: Registration is now open for “Plants and Bugs Day Camp.” This camp,
geared toward students ages 9-12, will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 22-26 at
The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University. Space is limited to 20 students and costs
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